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Mark, it's easy to copy the screen on a Mac. Hit 'shift' and the 'Apple' key, then press '4'. Left click and drag the mouse over the portion you want to copy. Bingo! You will see a '.png' file on your desktop.

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Originally Posted By: Mark_C

-- I have a Mac.

-- I got stuck on step 2 -- I don't see how to "copy the screen."

To capture a portion of the desktop, press Command-Shift-4. A cross-hair cursor will appear and you can click and drag to select the area you wish to capture. When you release the mouse button, the screen shot will be automatically saved as a PNG file on your desktop. (The file is saved as PDF in Mac OS 10.3 and earlier.)

Schirmer's printing of the Mikuli edition is a re-engraving of the original Kistner edition. There are sometimes anomalies that were the result of arcs passing from one line of the music to the next which were unclear, and might have been misinterpreted in the engraving process.

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Jason and Damon: Thanks so much for trying some more to help me do it, but I think I'm just ineducable on this.

Jason: I have no idea how to "left click" with the Mac laptop -- not that it would help me if I did, because:

Damon: I did what you said, and it seemed (almost) to work until the last part. I got it saved on my desktop....but then how do I get it into a post?

And also: The reason I said "almost" is: Suppose the portion of the score that you want to copy starts in the MIDDLE of a score line, and extends into the next line? (As was the case in the example I was using.) I couldn't get it to include the beginning of the second line; it would only include the portion of the second line that begins at the same horizontal point where I began copying the first line. (And likewise for all additional lines.)

Those are the old ones which Apple -thankfully- have not made in years. The newer ones have both left and right click capabilities. But if Mark is still using an old one, then hit 'control' and click. That's the equivalent of a left click.

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Originally Posted By: Mark_C

Damon: I did what you said, and it seemed (almost) to work until the last part. I got it saved on my desktop....but then how do I get it into a post?

First you put the photo online. There are several places like "photobucket" (my favorite) or you can upload them directly to pianoworld with this link. Just fill in the form and click on the browse button to select the pic from your desktop to upload. Your pic will be at http://www.pianoworld.com/Uploads/files/*****.*** (the asterisks will be your file name) Don't worry if it gives you an error, it will still upload. The picture of bacon below proves it. You can quote this post and look at what I did.

The Magic Mouse has only one button, but it can be used with touch-sensitivity for multiple functions. In any case, control-clicking is not what you want to do when taking a partial screen shot. You want to hold and drag over the area you want to shoot.

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Originally Posted By: Mark_C

And also: The reason I said "almost" is: Suppose the portion of the score that you want to copy starts in the MIDDLE of a score line, and extends into the next line? (As was the case in the example I was using.) I couldn't get it to include the beginning of the second line; it would only include the portion of the second line that begins at the same horizontal point where I began copying the first line. (And likewise for all additional lines.)

Your best bet is to make sure all that you want fits in the rectangle. I don't know of a screen grabber that can be that specific. What I have done in the past was make a separate pic of the next line and post two (or more) pics

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Oh, it was just the first hit that came up when I entered MAc and two-button mouse. Maybe that's why: Two-button clickMagic Mouse functions as a two-button mouse when you enable Secondary Click in System Preferences. Left-handed users can reassign left and right click, as well.So basically one button but you can click on both sides of it. I think I have seen something like that before.

Apparently this is not necessary anyway, as Jason said new Macs come with a two-button mouse.

I assume Mac doesn't have a snipping tool like the new versions of Windows (otherwise it would have already been mentioned)?

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Originally Posted By: Damon

Originally Posted By: Mark_C

And also: The reason I said "almost" is: Suppose the portion of the score that you want to copy starts in the MIDDLE of a score line, and extends into the next line? (As was the case in the example I was using.) I couldn't get it to include the beginning of the second line; it would only include the portion of the second line that begins at the same horizontal point where I began copying the first line. (And likewise for all additional lines.)

Your best bet is to make sure all that you want fits in the rectangle. I don't know of a screen grabber that can be that specific. What I have done in the past was make a separate pic of the next line and post two (or more) pics

Two separate pictures can be put together in PhotoShop, but you need Photoshop or a similar program of course.Or just draw a red line where you want to start if you want to start in the middle of a line (to make it clear).